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Rumours heat up that Tony Armstrong is set to leave ABC to take over major gig at Channel Seven amid shake-up that saw Sharyn Ghidella punted


Tony Armstrong is a frontrunner for a major gig at Channel Seven, according to a new report.

The Fox Footy host Garry Lyon added fuel to the fire this week when he joked that Armstrong may replace Watson as Channel 7 sports anchor. Seven Network's recently appointed news and current affairs boss Anthony De Ceglie has been replacing sections leaders across the country with younger managers. The cost-cutting bloodbath also saw the axing of veterans Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and seasoned Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud, who is known among friends as the 'Harvester of Sorrow' due to his grim news beat.

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